CA2945916A1 - A detecting system for a string instrument - Google Patents

A detecting system for a string instrument Download PDF

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CA2945916A1
CA2945916A1 CA2945916A CA2945916A CA2945916A1 CA 2945916 A1 CA2945916 A1 CA 2945916A1 CA 2945916 A CA2945916 A CA 2945916A CA 2945916 A CA2945916 A CA 2945916A CA 2945916 A1 CA2945916 A1 CA 2945916A1
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frets
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Shimon Mizrahi
Ben zion THEE
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Omb Guitars Ltd
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/342—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments for guitar-like instruments with or without strings and with a neck on which switches or string-fret contacts are used to detect the notes being played
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/165—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments for string input, i.e. special characteristics in string composition or use for sensing purposes, e.g. causing the string to become its own sensor
    • G10H2220/171—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments for string input, i.e. special characteristics in string composition or use for sensing purposes, e.g. causing the string to become its own sensor using electrified strings, e.g. strings carrying coded or AC signals for transducing, sustain, fret length or fingering detection
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/265—Key design details; Special characteristics of individual keys of a keyboard; Key-like musical input devices, e.g. finger sensors, pedals, potentiometers, selectors
    • G10H2220/275—Switching mechanism or sensor details of individual keys, e.g. details of key contacts, hall effect or piezoelectric sensors used for key position or movement sensing purposes; Mounting thereof
    • G10H2220/295—Switch matrix, e.g. contact array common to several keys, the actuated keys being identified by the rows and columns in contact
    • G10H2220/301—Fret-like switch array arrangements for guitar necks

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CA2945916A 2014-03-18 2015-03-09 A detecting system for a string instrument Abandoned CA2945916A1 (en)

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US201461954937P 2014-03-18 2014-03-18
US61/954,937 2014-03-18
PCT/IL2015/050244 WO2015140783A1 (en) 2014-03-18 2015-03-09 A detecting system for a string instrument

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JP (1) JP6338313B2 (enExample)
CN (1) CN106104671B (enExample)
AU (1) AU2015232959B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA2945916A1 (enExample)
ES (1) ES2637856T3 (enExample)
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WO (1) WO2015140783A1 (enExample)

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US9858909B2 (en) * 2014-03-18 2018-01-02 O.M.B. Guitars Ltd Detecting system for a string instrument

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WO2015140783A1 (en) 2015-09-24
EP2959472A1 (en) 2015-12-30
CN106104671B (zh) 2018-03-16
AU2015232959B2 (en) 2020-03-19
ES2637856T3 (es) 2017-10-17
EP2959472A4 (en) 2016-08-03
JP2017509032A (ja) 2017-03-30
PL2959472T3 (pl) 2017-11-30
AU2015232959A1 (en) 2016-09-29
JP6338313B2 (ja) 2018-06-06
CN106104671A (zh) 2016-11-09

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